It was exactly seven years ago this day that Warty Warthog, the very first release of Ubuntu (despite its 4.10 version number), the Internet and became and almost instant success. In those years Canonical has built the world’s most popular desktop Linux distribution and a powerful presence in the server industry thanks to its LTS (Long Term Support) releases. With Oneiric Ocelot in the books, it’s time for the team to set its sights on yet another enterprise-friendly and super stable release, 12.04 LTS — Precise Pangolin. Don’t any huge new features or drastic UI changes, the LTS releases are all about fine tuning what is already there. Hit up the source for a few more details on Pangolin and the more coverage link for the original Ubuntu announcement.
It was exactly seven years ago that Warty Warthog, the very first release of Ubuntu (despite its 4.10 version number), hit the Internet and became and instant success. In those years Canonical has built the world’s most popular desktop Linux distribution and a powerful presence in the server industry thanks to its LTS (Long Term Support) releases. With Oneiric Ocelot in the books, it’s time for the team to set its sights on yet another enterprise-friendly and super stable release, 12.04 LTS — Precise Pangolin. Don’t expect any huge new features or drastic UI changes, the LTS releases are all about fine tuning what’s already there. Hit up the source for a few more details on Pangolin and the more coverage link for the original Ubuntu announcement.
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